Hein has been tight-lipped about his proposed spending plan, saying he doesn't want to release its details in a "piecemeal" fashion.

One thing that is known, however, is that Hein's budget will include plans for the county to take over the local costs of the Safety Net welfare program, which provides financial and other assistance to those ineligible for aid under the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. The local costs currently are paid by the city of Kingston and the county's towns.

County legislators had been working on a plan for the county to assume the Safety Net costs, but Hein told them in September that he would introduce a plan of his own as part of his 2013 budget.

The county Legislature is to adopt a final 2013 spending plan by Dec. 4.